Description
BitchX IRC client does not properly cleanse an untrusted format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an invite to a channel whose name includes special formatting characters.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- BitchX IRC Client 75p1/75p3/1.0 c16 - '/INVITE' Format String EDB-20060 · remote · Jul 5, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- FreeBSD-SA-00:32 vendor-advisory
- 20000707 BitchX update mailing-list
- RHSA-2000:042 vendor-advisory
- CSSA-2000-022.0 vendor-advisory
- 1436 vdb-entry
- irc-bitchx-invite-dos(4897) vdb-entry
- 20000704 BitchX exploit possibly waiting to happen, certain DoS mailing-list
- 20000707 CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - BitchX mailing-list
- 20000704 BitchX /ignore bug mailing-list